Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] they [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chukar-type partridges Alectoris are longer , more upright and slightly more pheasant-like than smaller Perdix , and readily distinguished where they overlap it in W and S Europe by black and white eyestripes , white chin and throat , broad black band extending from eye down neck to form breast-band , conspicuous black and white barring on flanks , and red bill and legs . |
| 2 | West Ham look a good outfit , they pass the ball around well in the midfield but are crap when they get it in the box . |
| 3 | They felt he was bored so they took him to training classes and Tricia said he 's an absolute natural . |
| 4 | she goes to part-time so they get it at a reduced rate . |
| 5 | But the reds and browns are not sure if they want him on their side . |
| 6 | Surely the hears , minds and souls of people who love the hills are potent forces for good because they see themselves as guardians of these beautiful places ? |
| 7 | At first she had complained to Aggie , saying they were stupid because they taught nothing but the abc and counting , and that most of the time was spent singing hymns and listening to stories from the Bible . |
| 8 | There was just enough time for Bobbie to make herself tidy before they called her into the front room . |
| 9 | ‘ As long as they get me past the post . ’ |
| 10 | For myself , I wish to say to men that as long as they associate me with an idea of ‘ woman ’ drawn from the past , or suppose that a model for gender relations is to be found in that past , they have failed to see me for the person who I am , or to envisage what equality might mean . |
| 11 | When they are in their pyjamas , or dressing-gown if they wear nothing in bed , the electrodes are applied to their faces and heads . |
| 12 | He may have shown indifference with his remark that Christians need not be ashamed if they knew nothing of the number and properties of the elements . |
| 13 | Even an optimist like Alix found people depressing when they revealed themselves in this manner . |
| 14 | She crouched as the great flock screamed past her , wings humming ; some of them tangled in the trees , a few panicked as they shattered themselves against the stone of the fortress , or flew frantically in the confined space of the room ; but most of them circled above her head , then streamed away to the south , lost against the fading luminescence of the sky . |
| 15 | The thin , pitiful cries were somehow unearthly when they waked him in the dark small hours . |
| 16 | JIM LEIGHTON ( above ) , the goalkeeper Manchester United once dropped from an FA Cup final , was yesterday put on Wembley alert by semi-finalists Sheffield United when they signed him on loan from Dundee . |
| 17 | Ultimately , the fragmentary nature of the Habsburg empire led to its fall , leaving the Spanish in control of Italy , a position they would maintain until the early part of the eighteenth-century when they lost it with the War of the Spanish Succession . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't blame them for trying to make a bit of cash , but it gets ridiculous when they insult you for refusing to pay for something you did n't want doing , ’ fumes Mel , 39 . |
| 19 | And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be |
| 20 | ‘ In fact , ’ he 'd gone on , ‘ it would be most convenient if they did it on their birthdays . |
| 21 | Animals become territorial because they get something in return for their effort — food , for instance . |
| 22 | Some Western reports claimed that Iraqi troops had been told that they were invading Israel and were deeply distressed when they found themselves in another Arab state . |
| 23 | For some philosophers of religion , it is this attitude towards morality , inbuilt as they see it into human beings , that makes theism necessary . |
| 24 | He turned to face her then , his eyes intent as they met hers for one long minute , and she had the strangest feeling that he was trying to look inside her soul . |
| 25 | The question we must now turn to is : can one of the subsidiary arguments for the justification of authority supplement the main argument and show that at least the authority of relatively just governments is as wide as they claim it to be ? |
| 26 | She was frightened and depressed when they took her into hospital for the operation on December 22 , but she was fit enough to go home on Christmas Day . |
| 27 | We 'll be surprised if they manage it between them … |
| 28 | and you work on the computers what you 're gon na be and then it 'll be silly if they brought you to a nursery afterwards if you wanted to be |